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Modern Livestock Buildings: 8 Reasons to Upgrade

Would you like to spruce up your animal operations?  Think about installing upgraded livestock buildings.  Do you keep dairy cows or beef cattle?  How about hogs?  Facilities for all three may be incorporated under one roof.  Sapphire Construction, Inc. in Castle Rock works with you and your production team to custom design the exact facilities needed for optimal efficiency.

8 Important Considerations for Livestock Buildings

Yes, any old barn can be used for a few dairy cows, beef cattle, and hogs.  But wait until you see the plans for custom outbuildings engineered by Lester Buildings.  Compared to the competition, Lester Buildings provides long-term value and an excellent return on investment.

Here are 8 great reasons our pole barns work well for livestock operations.

1. Hallmark engineering, architecture and design upgrade the facilities, making them more efficient.
2. Customized design allows for an ideal layout, materials and colors.
3. Structural integrity for high traffic areas like free stalls designed with durable materials.
4. Flexibility to add pens, gates, and expansions in custom design.
5. Decades of experience with complex, multi-building operations provides needed confidence when dealing with large herds.
6. Ventilation and cross ventilation ensures abundant air flow for the health of herds and workers.
7. Long span central headers with minimal interior columns leaves lots of room for everything.
8. Specialty materials address specific problems.  For example, insulation designed to withstand the high moisture and humidity levels.

Monoslope Beef Barns

Let’s look at one helpful example, the beef barn.  When designing outbuildings for cattle, our team listens carefully to owners.  Most of the owners can improve operations.  We know many of your concerns and challenges.  At the same time, operations tend to be extremely unique.  Details vary.

We have helped others with our monoslope beef barns and shelters.  These buildings take advantage of passive energy efficiency to provide the security Colorado farms and ranches need.  Cattle kept under shelter experience less stress and improved health and comfort.  This type of facility also includes excellent manure management and feed efficiency.  Stored under shelter, the manure maintains a higher nutrient level.  Easily accessible concrete feed bunks may be added along the long sidewalls.

New Build Livestock Buildings for Sale

Please contact Sapphire Construction, Inc. at (303) 619-7213 for information about modern livestock buildings in Central Colorado.